A double homicide on Christmas Eve has left a Jackson neighborhood reeling. On December 24, 2025, officers responding to the 100 block of Lynn Avenue found two males with gunshot wounds. Both victims died; the Hinds County Coroner identified them as 22-year-old Rodney Gilbert Jr. and 20-year-old George Smith Jr. They were shot multiple times and did not survive their injuries.

The killings were one of several shootings reported across the city during the holiday period, occurring hours before other, unrelated incidents. Police are asking anyone with information about the events leading up to the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers.

If anyone knew Rodney Gilbert Jr., George Smith Jr., or saw activity near Lynn Avenue on December 24, 2025, please come forward with information.